Shennong was the first traditionally recognized herbalist. Huang Di wrote the Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor or Esoteric Scripture of the Yellow Emperor, a text that has been the foundation of information for Chinese Medicine for two millennia. 1. Define the following concepts: Qi (chi), Yin and Yang, 5 phases (elements) and the three treasures (vital treasures). What kind of relationship might you have with these concepts. - Chi is the vital energy or life force. - Yin and Yang is the concept of all things exist as inseparable and contradictory opposites - The five phases include wood, fire, metal, and water. The five phases further characterizes the dynamic into five stages of transformation. - The three treasures are the …show more content…
energies needed to sustain life. • Jing 精 "nutritive essence, essence; refined, perfected; extract; spirit, demon; sperm, seed" • Qi 氣 "vitality, energy, force; air, vapor; breath; spirit, vigor; attitude" • Shen 神 "spirit; soul, mind; god, deity; supernatural being" 2.
Briefly describe the following treatments: acupuncture, Qigong, and Gua Sha. List what other treatments are used in TCM. Have you tried any of these? If so, please describe your experience. If not, which treatments would you most likely try and why? Acupuncture is a practice involving insertion of extremely thin needles through your skin at strategic points on your body. It is commonly used to treat pain. Qigong is a system of postures, exercise, breathing techniques, and meditations. It is designed to improve and enhance the bodies qi. Gua Sha is a treatment in which the skin is scraped to produce light bruising. It is believed to help release unhealthy elements from injured areas and stimulates blood flow and the body’s healing. I have not personally tried any of these. I might eventually try them all except acupuncture. I am afraid of needles. I am also not too fond of the idea of Gua Sha. I think I am just scaring myself more than I should on that one. So I’ll say undecided. I would like to try Qigong because of its breathing techniques and I feel that would be very beneficial for both myself and my future clients. 3. What is the difference between Karma and
Dharma? Karma is the belief that a person’s actions in life will determine their fate in the next life. Dharma is the principle of cosmic force that orders the universe.
"Main Concepts of Taoism: Yin and Yang." Taoism and the Taoist Arts. April 2002. http://www.taoistarts.net/main.html#yin LeGuin, Ursula K. The Lathe of Heaven. New York, NY: Harper Collins Publishers Inc., 2000.
... subtle and elusive. It can’t be named, held, seen, or heard, but it is the essence of it. It is part of us and everything around us. It is first and foremost life itself. Unfortunately, we do not recognize it unless we truly destroy of our ignorance. Daoism and Hinduism influenced the Dao and the Brahman in their own unique ways but the core remains the same – indescribable. The Dao is motion-like and entails a process thus called “The Way,” while the Brahman relates to the transcendent spirit. Perhaps each possesses its own cultural uniqueness originating from India and China but both are pointing to the fundamental nature of reality. The Dao and the Brahman are in nature, are natures; they are the life force, and the core of nature. In order to experience them, we must at least follow world-renowned martial artists, Bruce Lee’s advice: “Be like water, my friend.”
Acupuncture involves the insertion of tiny needles into "acupuncture points," specific nerve endings under the skin. These needles are extremely small, so small in fact that ten to fifteen acupuncture needles can fit in a regular hypodermic needle (http.//www.acupuncture.com/Acup/Acupuncture.htm).
To a Western eye, or even to a contemporary Eastern eye, many explanations given under the doctrine of yin and yang combined with that of five phases (wu-hsing), apparently intended to be scientific, would seem either absurd or too arbitrary at first sight. An intriguing fact, however, is that the doctrine of yin and yang and that of five phases (hereafter YYFP) has prevailed until quite recently in almost all the areas of Far-Eastern cultures including medicine, astronomy, music, dance, architecture, geomancy.
“All human beings are commingled out of good and evil” Robert Louis Stevenson once said. In this one of a kind novel entitled The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, written by the wonderful Robert Louis Stevenson. Throughout this literary work, the idea of good vs evil as well as your dark side being tough to handle is greatly expressed. Which is why the theme of this novel is good versus evil and having trouble controlling your dark side.Now some people may believe that your good side almost always triumphs over your bad side mnly becasue thats what wither see or hear about, the yin and yang sign for good and evil is perfectly balanced, and some others may believe that a person cannot have two completely opposite personalities. According
one could say that the phases represent the shift from “wood and water” to “coal and
Lao-Tzu, a Chinese Philosopher from Henan Province China, is known today as the author of, “Thoughts from the Tao-te Ching.” He is also recognized as a, “contemporary of Confucius.” He served as a keeper of the dynastic archives. Lao-Tzu works served as a basis for Taoism, a religion officially founded by the Chang Tao-Ling (“Lao-Tzu”).
...e and space and is therefore attainable to each individual who is ready to be released from the bonds of the physical. The Tao is perfection, a place where yin and yang come together and all that lives in diversity finds unity.
The Book of Changes is the world’s oldest oracle and consists of poetry, images, and advice. It is well known for its value to ancient Chinese oral traditions, along with the principles of Yinyang. Yinyang is one of China’s most important beliefs in the world. It is part of the essential framework that has been established in the Chinese culture for centuries. Together, The Book of Changes and Yinyang have become key ideas in Chinese philosophy and therefore have greatly influenced the Chinese worldview.
These forces circle around each other and are considered the traditional Chinese symbols. “This polarity sums up all of life’s basic oppositions: good/evil, active/passive, positive/negative, light/dark, summer/winter, male/female; but though the halves are in tension, they are not flatly opposed; they complement and balance each other” (Smith 214). Yin and Yang occupy each other’s hemisphere in which they reside in the deepest part of the other’s domain. “And in the end both find themselves resolved by the circle that surrounds them, the Tao in its eternal wholeness; opposites appear as no more than phases in an endless cycling process, for each turns incessantly into its opposite, exchanging places with it” (Smith 215). Taoist believe through yin and yang, that life bends back so it will come full circle because everything is one and well in the
To go into detail, Yin cannot exist without Yang and vise versa. Much like the Laws of Motion and the Philosophy behind “Yin Yang,” both are understood to have two opposites of each other, whether it’s an action or something insignificant like a color. Furthermore, this idea can relate to oneself and
Acupuncture doesn’t allow people to get ahead of themselves like Victor did; the way of thinking brought about is that of a natural sense. The techniques of the alternative medicine allow people to remember how magnificent and sacred the human body is and realize that it cannot be created through lab work or perfected through medicine. With Western medicine, patients can take up to four or five medications before finding one that suits their needs and most can have many life threatening side effects. With acupuncture, it is one procedure and one attempt to heal a patient with NO major side effects. Acupuncture is a unique ancient art that is backed by thousands of years of Chinese thought and research and has been proven affective for many people and their illnesses.
But what does Tao mean? Tao is “The way” or “the way of nature”. Tao is not a God, is seen more as a “First cause” of the universe. Once we have cleared all the meanings and we know from where the yin yang comes from, I can accentuate more in yin and yang.
The siamang, or Symphalangus syndactylus, is the largest species among gibbons (apes in the family Hylobatidae). Perhaps the easiest way to distinguish between the siamang and other primates is the inflatable throat sac that rests on their neck, which can exceed the size of a siamang’s head when expanded to its full size (Gron 1). The sac functions as an enhancer for the primate’s throat calls, allowing the siamang to have the loudest call of all gibbons. The throat sac is a key component in communication between fellow siamangs. A community of siamangs will use their throat calls every morning to mark their territory, and interact with other community members. Males and females have different songs, choruses made up of barks and
Acupuncture A Chinese medical technique, acupuncture, is a medicine originating in the orient over four-thousand years ago. Used primarily for pain relief, but also in curing disease and general health improvement. Oriental Medicine views illness and pain as an imbalance of one's energy. With Acupuncture the energetic balance can be restored, thus helping the body to rid itself of disease. Often illnesses can be diagnosed and treated at an early stage.